Ken Salisbury
01-20-2005, 1:42 PM
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The Freedom Pen Project has encountered another "hiccup". As most folks know we had been shipping completed pens to the Middle East through the US Army and lately through the US Navy. Both Services have determined they can no longer do that since there are no allocated funds to support the cost of doing so.
It appears our only viable alternative is to ship completed pens directly ourselves. This entails sending to the East Coast APO departure point located in Dover, Delaware. Mail to any APO addresse only requires the postage to get the packages from Hayes Virginia to Dover. An estimated cost is approximately $12.00 for every 200 pens. If we continue the project at the same pace in 2005 as in 2004 the estimated cost of shipping will be $2,000.00
Our funds are limited and we must find a way to obtain the necessary funds to pay these shipping costs. Our intent is the ship them through the Chaplains' Services for distribution, as we did when sending via the military. We will also continue to send pens to individual units when requests are received from Officers/NCO's In Charge of the unit(s)
Keith is working on a fund raising effort to generate high quality "Freedom Posters" which we can sell to individuals and businesses to display. The intent is to have a well renowned photographer to take photos suitable for such a poster. This idea is in it's infancy at the moment since the shipping problem has only been with us for 2 days. More information will be forthcoming as the idea matures.
I call on all Sawmill Creek members to make a sincere effort to solicit the necessary monies to cover this new expense. Your personal donations are also solicited. We cannot allow this hurdle to bring down the work and dedication that has been exhibited over the last 12 months. We must prevail!
MAKE A DONATION TODAY (http://www.oldrebelworkshop.com/donations.htm)
The Freedom Pen Project has encountered another "hiccup". As most folks know we had been shipping completed pens to the Middle East through the US Army and lately through the US Navy. Both Services have determined they can no longer do that since there are no allocated funds to support the cost of doing so.
It appears our only viable alternative is to ship completed pens directly ourselves. This entails sending to the East Coast APO departure point located in Dover, Delaware. Mail to any APO addresse only requires the postage to get the packages from Hayes Virginia to Dover. An estimated cost is approximately $12.00 for every 200 pens. If we continue the project at the same pace in 2005 as in 2004 the estimated cost of shipping will be $2,000.00
Our funds are limited and we must find a way to obtain the necessary funds to pay these shipping costs. Our intent is the ship them through the Chaplains' Services for distribution, as we did when sending via the military. We will also continue to send pens to individual units when requests are received from Officers/NCO's In Charge of the unit(s)
Keith is working on a fund raising effort to generate high quality "Freedom Posters" which we can sell to individuals and businesses to display. The intent is to have a well renowned photographer to take photos suitable for such a poster. This idea is in it's infancy at the moment since the shipping problem has only been with us for 2 days. More information will be forthcoming as the idea matures.
I call on all Sawmill Creek members to make a sincere effort to solicit the necessary monies to cover this new expense. Your personal donations are also solicited. We cannot allow this hurdle to bring down the work and dedication that has been exhibited over the last 12 months. We must prevail!
MAKE A DONATION TODAY (http://www.oldrebelworkshop.com/donations.htm)